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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1841. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects his Department is prioritising in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26144/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1840. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any consultations with Dublin City Council with regard to the funding for an expansion of the Dublin Bikes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1839. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted the National Transport Authority regarding the decision to postpone funding support for the design phase of the Dodder greenway and the design of new cycling routes along the Grand Canal, Royal Canal and the Liffey quays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26102/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1838. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the board appointments he has made since taking office; the board vacancies which exist within the agencies and authorities his Department has responsibility for; and the process within which new board appointments have been made. [26101/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1837. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the list of all vacancies that existed on 26 February 2016 and all positions that have arisen since, including the date it became vacant, for State boards or governing bodies under his control; the names of those appointed since the Government was formed; if the position was advertised and a short list provided to him by the Public Appointments Service; if the appointments were approved by the Cabinet; the positions under his control which are not subject to the PAS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26090/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1836. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the funding request for the Boyneside trail (details supplied) under Fáilte Ireland and the National Transport Authority and any other details surrounding the Boyneside trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26070/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1835. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he expects, that under Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights, he will apply for a further exemption to the sections of that regulation which stipulate that a member state will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that trains and other rail services are accessible and will provide assistance free of charge on board trains and during boarding and disembarking from trains; if so, the reason he expects that decision to be made; and if, in the meantime, he is working towards providing these services to disabled members of society. [26065/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1834. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is currently working towards the next sectoral plan for accessible transport; if so, when he plans to have it published; and the progress achieved to date since the last plan was published. [26064/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1833. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the process of examining transport service provision for young persons with a disability as outlined in the programme for a partnership Government. [26063/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1832. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new staff members recruited by the NTA since 2011 to date in 2016; and the number of vacancies which have been filled through contracts with outside contracting companies in the same period. [26062/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1831. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA has provided him with a new start date for the Dodder greenway, the Grand Canal greenway, phase four of the Royal Canal greenway, the Clonskeagh to city scheme, the Drury Street cycle parking project and the Heuston to Chapelizod greenway, which have all been suspended by the NTA. [26061/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1830. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount annually since its formation that the NTA has spent on outside consultants, by department or section within the NTA. [26060/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1829. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeline for and expedite the completion of a number of cycling infrastructure projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26059/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1828. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding which was withdrawn by the NTA from cycling infrastructure and provided for Luas cross city and city centre traffic management works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1827. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a funding shortfall for cycling infrastructure projects in the Dublin area; his views on the NTA proposal to request Dublin City Council to postpone design work on the Dodder greenway, the Grand Canal greenway, the Clonskeagh to city centre cycleway and the delay in the Royal Canal cycleway phase 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26057/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1826. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to proposed changes or the removal of Bus Éireann services from Galway county, in particular Ballinasloe to Athlone IT. [26014/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1825. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the maximum allowable fee for releasing a clamp from a vehicle in a private car park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25988/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1824. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with governance of rural transport schemes, in view of problems highlighted over lack of oversight and governance in the charity sector; if audits have turned up any irregularities or concerns that need to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25985/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1823. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is appropriate for State-funded transport co-ordination units funded from public rural transport schemes to train drivers to bring persons to hospitals for a fixed fee, where passengers are free travel pass holders and therefore exempt from payment on rural transport services, and where commercial operators are providing a service in the area which this scheme could displace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25984/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1822. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the future and status of Nifti, the rural transport operator in Fingal, in view of invitations being sent for a rural transport day organised by Flexibus on 4 November 2016 regarding rural transport in areas; and the source of funding for this event. [25983/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1821. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a road (details supplied) in County Kerry will be recategorised as a national road in view of the fact that it is the main artery between two Kerry towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25964/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1820. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will instigate a full review of public transport policy as proposed in the programme for Government; the format this review will take; when he expects to publish the review findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25955/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1819. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress he and his Department are making in the establishment of a properly functioning motor insurance database with the insurance industry here to show who is insured and who is not; the meetings he has held with the insurance industry on this issue; the issues delaying the establishment of such a database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25954/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1818. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the next ports capital grant allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25953/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1817. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed cost of the Metro North, including a breakdown of the total; and the projected start date for this project. [25884/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1816. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to improve safety for cyclists on roads; if his attention has been drawn to the dangers posed for cyclists by truck drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25883/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1815. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed date for the opening of the Phoenix Park tunnel; and the expected number of passengers who will use this facility. [25882/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1814. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25878/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1813. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he is taking to ensure roads in Dublin and elsewhere here are a safe environment for all road users and which encourage greater levels of health and well-being, in view of the recent deaths of cyclists; his plans to meet the Government's target of 10% of journeys by bicycle by 2020; and the way in which he is contributing to and funding measures that will incentivise significantly improved health in the broader populace. [25844/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1812. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average amount of time that persons have to wait between applying for a driving test and being allocated a date for the test, by county, in tabular form. [25776/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1811. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and detail of CIÉ bus routes that have been deemed to be wheelchair accessible by Bus Éireann. [25775/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1810. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that taxi drivers have been experiencing with taxi licences when they choose to use their names in Irish where they previously may have used the English version of their names; and if the National Transport Authority recognises both Irish and English versions of names for licensing purposes. [25754/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1809. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the companies that are currently in the Irish tolling market and which collect tolls and fines on roads here. [25753/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1808. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Exchequer receives a portion of the fines charged by private tolling companies. [25752/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1807. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by persons who do not have accounts with road tolling companies and who therefore cannot make toll payments by 8 p.m. the day following their journey, as required on the M50; and the remedies that exist in this case to allow motorists to avoid large fines in cases where they are genuinely unable to pay the toll within the required time limit. [25751/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1806. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons who drive cars registered in the North have to pay higher toll and toll penalty rates than persons who drive cars registered in the South; and if so, the reason for this anomaly. [25750/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1805. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Dodder greenway project will go ahead; the start and completion dates for the different parts of the project; if funding from the National Transport Authority is available or if there have been any delays in this matter; if he will clarify the commitment of his Department to this project; and if he will confirm that funding is available and advise on any delays foreseen. [25747/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1804. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grant application system for 2016 will be opened, considering the delays associated with the adjudication and processing of applications and the urgent need of local and voluntary groups which are depending on the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25739/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1803. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to investigate the possibility of planning an additional slip lane at the roundabout at Lakeview, Midleton to facilitate traffic exiting the R630 Whitegate and travelling onto the N20 eastwards. [25696/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1802. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of recent reports, that football clubs (details supplied) will be ground sharing a redeveloped Dalymount Park under the management of Dublin City Council in the near future, the type of funding his Department envisaged or ring-fenced for the project; his views on the overall project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25647/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1801. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the conversion of Irish driver licences in British Columbia in Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25645/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1800. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to a national car test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25612/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1799. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that €4 million funding is provided to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to fund for phase 4 of the Dingle relief road in quarter 4 of 2016 or at the latest by quarter 1 of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25589/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1798. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when the sport capital grants will be released for 2016 in view of the fact there are a large number of sporting clubs relying on the release of these funds to continue their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25484/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1797. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the allocation of funding to South Dublin County Council to allow for repair works to be carried out on the swimming pool of Tallaght Leisure Centre in order to allow the full 25 metre pool be used; his views on the regular repair works that have been required; if he will review the widespread practice of local authorities outsourcing management and repair of pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25449/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1796. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the finishing of the Dingle relief road, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25434/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1795. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25424/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1794. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to correspondence which he received relating to safety concerns on a bus route (details supplied), the measures being taken to investigate these claims and to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25401/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1793. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be prioritised for a road (details supplied) in County Kerry to ease traffic congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25398/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1792. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has communicated the reasons behind the failure to open a sports capital grant 2016 to community and local sports clubs; and if not, his plans to do so in view of the concerns within local community groups waiting for investment to progress with plans and proposals to upgrade or develop facilities for some time. [25322/16]